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as in with
using the means or agency of contacted her via telephone

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  • Hamlin feels the sport should focus on maintaining its status by requiring drivers to qualify traditionally, regardless of their background.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The Sky could round out this group by inviting former 2024 second-round draft pick Brynna Maxwell to training camp this spring.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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  • After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The hotel will feature Pioneer Square’s first-ever rooftop bar and restaurant, with jaw-dropping views of the Puget Sound and Seattle skyline.
    Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
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  • The creature towers over one of Peter's fellow students which spurs him into action, distracting the monster long enough for Dr. Strange to wrangle it and haul it back through one of his signature portals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • An atmospheric river is forecast to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to the San Francisco area from Friday through Sunday and a dumping of snow in the Sierra mountains.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • Towns, in his first season as a Knick, was named to his fifth-career All-Star game during arguably the best season of his career.
    Sports Staff, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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    H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty, Harvard Business Review, 24 Jan. 2025

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